Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre

STOP THE WAR MEETING

At Friends Meeting House, Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh. The meetong will start at 20.00.

Register House, East Princes Street.

Outside St. John's Church, West End Princes Street.

Location: the east end of Princes Street (opposite the Balmoral).
Please come and help, we will be using the Afghanistan petition. See the online version at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/STWCAfghanistan/

Register House, East Princes Street.

The G20 will meet in Scotland from 6th to 8th November (the week before the NATO defence ministers). At the meeting last month initiated by Stop the War it was agreed to meet again in Edinburgh on 14th July to discuss possible actions. The meeting will be at 7.30pm at the Augustine Church on George 4th Bridge. We hope that a broad range of individuals and organisations who are interested in taking action in November will be able to attend. Please pass this message on to anyone you know who might be interested.

Location: Friends Meeting House, Victoria Terrace

Theresa McDermott from Edinburgh was one of the 21 members of the crew of the Free Gaza Movement’s small boat, Spirit of Humanity, who were abducted to Israel when the vessel was hijacked in international waters by the Israeli Navy on 30 June. The same navy routinely attacks and fires on Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza.

Theresa will give a report back, answer questions, and take part in planning for expanded Scottish involvement in future attempts to break the siege of Gaza.

8.30pm, Wednesday, 15th July 2009
Doors: 7.30pm
At the Stand Comedy Club, York Place, Edinburgh

Note: This event always proves popular and has sold-out four years running. To avoid disappointment book your tickets today.

Now in Its Ninth Year!

Join a galaxy of stars to raise money for Scotland’s leading environmental charity.

Doors open: 7.30pm

So what are you waiting for? Make a STAND for a better planet…

Hot food and snacks will be available for purchase.

Ticket Information

Edinburgh CND need helpers for a stall. If you can give an hour or so, please contact.

Location: The east end of Princes Street (opposite the Balmoral Hotel).

There is now a full scale crisis over the occupation of Afghanistan. As the death toll mounts the military top brass have no coherent strategy and the politicians can give no sensible explanation as to why the troops are in Afghanistan.
The idea that bombing and strafing Afghan towns and villages will reduce the threat of terrorism is simply untenable. And despite the intensive media spin, opinion polls continue to

Register House, East Princes Street.

Edinburgh CND need helpers for a stall. If you can give an hour or so, please contact.

Location: Edinburgh Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street, EH3
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
The edited 90-minute film will be shown on a large screen.

Location: St Augustine’s Church Hall, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Free food, talks, cinema, workshops, community stalls, craft stalls face-painting, hair-wraps, shopping, activities for children, games and prizes, and sessions with herbalists and a whole lot of fun!!
More details http://www.bunnyhuggers.org.uk/fayre09.php

Register House, East Princes Street.

Edinburgh Stop the War will be collecting signatures this Saturday for the petition they will be presenting to Gordon Brown.
Location: at the east end of Princes Street (opposite the Balmoral Hotel)

The petition can be signed online and downloaded for printing on the Stop the War website: http://stopwar.org.uk

Daily silence at 1pm at St. John's Church, West end of Prince's Street.

This thought-provoking lecture presents an overview of this truly momentous event: the return to the everyday world of Maitreya in July 1977 and his plans, priorities and recommendations for the immediate future. They cover the essential needs of every man, woman and child: an adequate supply of food; housing for all; health care and education as universal rights. Other top priorities include the restoration of the environment and the establishment of world peace.

Location: Museum of Edinburgh, 142 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.
Exhibition runs until 9 Jauary 2010, Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm.

Location: Augustine United Church, 41 George IV bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL.
All welcome, free admission.
First hand report from Rubén Valencia Nuñez of Oaxaa, Mexico.
Activist in the social movement in Oaxaca, in APPO and VOCAL.
Information from the front-line: on the struggle for autonomy, land and liberty in Oaxaca, Atenco and Chiapas in Mexico.
On the brutal state response: Ruben himself was the victim of an attempted assassination in January 2009.
www.edinchiapas.org.uk